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Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins and other players to Miss Time Due to Scary Injury, per Report

Tennessee Titans receiver DeAndre Hopkins is expected to miss time after suffering a strained knee injury this week at training camp, Paul Kuharsky reported on Thursday. Kuharsky also reported that “indications” suggest Hopkins is expected to miss four to six weeks.

If Hopkins is out for six weeks, he’ll likely miss the Titans’ first game of the season against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 8 but could be ready for the team’s Week 2 matchup against the New York Jets. If Hopkins returns in four weeks, he would likely be able to play Week 1. Hopkins will miss the entirety of the preseason games, though, against the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints.

Hopkins finished his first season with the Titans last year with 75 catches for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns in 17 games. He hasn’t been selected for the Pro Bowl since the 2020 season while he was with the Arizona Cardinals.

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The Tennessee Titans don’t view themselves as a team in rebuild mode, but instead a squad that could be a sneaky playoff threat in the newly-competitive AFC South.

While there was a ton of turnover this offseason — most notably the team moving on from Mike Vrabel as head coach — the Titans believe they have a roster that can compete with the top teams in the NFL,

Vrabel was a defensive-minded head coach and the Titans finished middle-of-the-pack last season with the No. 17 defense in the NFL. But this is a squad that reached the playoffs three-straight seasons from 2019-2021 and while much of the roster has changed, there’s a belief that new head coach Brian Callahan will bring an instant spark to an offense that struggled under Vrabel, while getting the most out of second-year QB Will Levis.

The Tennessee Titans hired Callahan after he spent the last five seasons (2019-23) as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals.

During his time in Cincinnati, Callahan served under head coach Zac Taylor and was part of two AFC North titles, two AFC Championship appearances and a Super Bowl berth. He also helped guide quarterback Joe Burrow from the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2020 to multiple single-season franchise records by his second year and Pro Bowl honors within three years.

“Brian has a track record of success and a range of experience that has prepared him for this opportunity,” said Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk at the time of the hire. “His football knowledge and his enthusiasm for the game really stand out, and beyond that, we think his ability to lead will make him the ideal fit for our franchise.